If an employee dies, that employee's spouse receives half the
employee's salary for 10 years.

There's no tenure requirement on this benefit either—every one of
Google's 34,000 employees is immediately eligible regardless of
how long they've worked there.

On top of the half-salary, the spouse will also receive stock
benefits and children will receive $1,000 per month until they
turn 19.

One interesting question that's not clear from the reports: Does
the policy cover same-sex spouses? A Google spokesman confirms
with us that gay couples receive this same benefit, which makes
this one more of Google's many
gay-friendly policies.